ŠÁRKA ŠVECOVÁ IS THE NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TV NOVA

14. 2. 2024 Financial director Šárka Švecová is the new managing director of the TV Nova television group, replacing Klára Brachtlova. The CFO of TV Nova Šárka Švecová has become the new CEO of TV Nova. She replaced Klára Brachtlova as managing director. It follows from the entry in the Commercial Register. TV Nova has three managing directors.… Continue reading ŠÁRKA ŠVECOVÁ IS THE NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TV NOVA

VALENTINE’S DAY ON THE SCREENS OF CZECH COMMERCIAL TELEVISION

14. 2. 2024 Valentine’s Day is a popular all around the world. In the program of commercial television many of romantic shows and love films will not be missing. Nova Television celebrates St. Valentine’s Day in the series Ulice and on the thematic stations Nova Lady and Nova Cinema St. Valentine’s Day is being celebrated in the series… Continue reading VALENTINE’S DAY ON THE SCREENS OF CZECH COMMERCIAL TELEVISION

USERS OF STREAMING SERVICES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC INCREASED, NETFLIX LEADS

13. 2. 2024 According to Axocom, the number of users of streaming services in the Czech Republic increased by about 100,000 last year. The number of Czechs with access to streaming video services increased by about 100,000 to 2.6 million people last year. Netflix still has the largest share, but other major players on the Czech market include… Continue reading USERS OF STREAMING SERVICES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC INCREASED, NETFLIX LEADS

DATING REALITY SHOW IS ALSO PLANNING A PRIMA

12. 2. 2024 Prima Television is planning to broadcast a dating reality show, but it does not currently offer any programmes in this genre. TV Prima is also preparing a new dating reality show for broadcast. At the end of last week, it opened casting and invited people to take part in a “new dating show in a… Continue reading DATING REALITY SHOW IS ALSO PLANNING A PRIMA

TV WEATHER IMPROVED BY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND EXPERIENCE

12. 2. 2024 TV weather forecasting is far from just reporting expected temperatures. Meteorologist Dagmar Honsová describes what the preparation of the show entails. The success of TV weather programmes is linked to technological innovations in the field and also to the experience of the meteorologists who prepare the programmes. Although viewers may not realise it, each television… Continue reading TV WEATHER IMPROVED BY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND EXPERIENCE

SURVIVOR GOES ON AIR ON TV NOVA FROM TUESDAY 5 MARCH

12. 2. 2024 Reality show Survivor is heading to the linear broadcast of the main channel TV Nova from March. This year’s series of the reality show Survivor Czech & Slovakia will start airing on TV Nova from Tuesday, 5 March. Nova has started promoting the launch of the new series on its channels. It should be broadcast… Continue reading SURVIVOR GOES ON AIR ON TV NOVA FROM TUESDAY 5 MARCH

THE CULTURAL SECTOR’S RESPONSE TO THE ADOPTION BY THE EU COUNCIL OF THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT

9. 2. 2024 The cultural associations representing a wide range of content creators including the news media, television industry, film producers and music publishers (SPIR, Czech Publishers Union, AKTV, AOV, ČNS IFPI, APA) welcome the Czech Republic’s decision to support the Artificial Intelligence Act agreed in the difficult trialogue in December. Although its wording is not ideal from… Continue reading THE CULTURAL SECTOR’S RESPONSE TO THE ADOPTION BY THE EU COUNCIL OF THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT

MY PATH TO TV? A BOLD E-MAIL TO THE CEO, RECALLS THE HEAD OF NOVA’S PROGRAMMING, SILVIA MAJESKÁ

6. 2. 2024 When Nova TV started broadcasting, its current Programming Director, Silvia Majeská, was just nine years old. Slovakia had to wait two more years to launch commercial television and that’s why Silvia remembers better the start of Markíza. At the time, she had no idea that in a few years, she would write an e-mail from… Continue reading MY PATH TO TV? A BOLD E-MAIL TO THE CEO, RECALLS THE HEAD OF NOVA’S PROGRAMMING, SILVIA MAJESKÁ

DANIEL GRUNT: THE DEMAND FOR ADVERTISING ON NOVA DID NOT DECREASE AFTER THE PRICE INCREASE, QUITE THE OPPOSITE

6. 2. 2024 Advertising in linear broadcasting will continue to account for more than half of the Nova Group’s revenue in 2030, says TV Nova CEO Daniel Grunt in an interview published in the current issue of MAM 06/2024. He is in his first year at the helm of the Nova Group, which is now celebrating 30 years… Continue reading DANIEL GRUNT: THE DEMAND FOR ADVERTISING ON NOVA DID NOT DECREASE AFTER THE PRICE INCREASE, QUITE THE OPPOSITE

JANUARY VIEWERSHIP : ČESKÁ TELEVIZE GOT THE HIGHEST SHARE

5. 2. 2024 The first month of the new year brought the highest share of viewership to Czech Television stations. Czech Television stations achieved the highest share of all domestic TV groups in January 2024. Their cumulative share in the 15+ audience group was 31.20%. CT stations also had the highest share in prime time 15+. In both… Continue reading JANUARY VIEWERSHIP : ČESKÁ TELEVIZE GOT THE HIGHEST SHARE

CHANGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PRIMA GROUP

5. 2. 2024 As of 1 February, there are changes in the legal section of Prima Group. Due to the growing and increasingly demanding agenda of the Legal Director, Prima Group management has decided to create a new position: the Director of Media and Legal Affairs. The current director, Pavel Kubina, will move to this new position to… Continue reading CHANGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PRIMA GROUP

TV NOVA IS CHANGING LOGO AND GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY

31. 1. 2024 Nova Television will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary on the 4th February. In the first half of the year it will change the graphic design of its main channel and introduce a new logo. The last time it changed it was seven years ago. The forthcoming redesign was announced by TV Nova’s CEO Daniel Grunt in… Continue reading TV NOVA IS CHANGING LOGO AND GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY

MEDIAR.CZ INTERVIEW: MICHAL REITLER

31. 1. 2024 In an interview with mediar.cz, Michal Reitler, head of content development at Voyo and TV Nova, explains how the TV content offer is compiled for Nova’s broadcasts or for the Voyo streaming platform. More on mediar.cz   Source: mediar.cz

POHLREICH RETURNS – NEW GRILL SHOW LAUNCHED IN SPRING ON TV PRIMA

29. 1. 2024 Prima Television will launch a new gastronomic reality show “Czech Republic on the Grill” during the spring season. Zdeněk Pohlreich and Martin Svatek will act as judges. Prima Television will launch a new gastronomic reality show, Česko na grillu, during the spring season. The show will pit couples against each other to determine the winner… Continue reading POHLREICH RETURNS – NEW GRILL SHOW LAUNCHED IN SPRING ON TV PRIMA

NOVA GETS NEW LOGO AND VISUAL IDENTITY, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

29. 1. 2024 In an interview for the Kuba s Novou podcast, Daniel Grunt, CEO of the Nova Group, talks about his experience, challenges as CEO and visions for the future. He also gave an overview of what news viewers can expect for the 30th anniversary of Nova TV. The most notable change will be the new logos… Continue reading NOVA GETS NEW LOGO AND VISUAL IDENTITY, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

PRIMA LAUNCHES NEW PRIMA LIFESTYLE HBBTV APPLICATION

25. 1. 2024 Czech broadcaster Prima has expanded its HbbTV offer with a new Prima Lifestyle application. Under the red button, viewers can now watch a selection of videos from Prima’s lifestyle websites. “We’re expanding the portfolio of services that we have been providing viewers through HbbTV,” says Katerina Srbová, HbbTV manager, Prima group. The app uses the… Continue reading PRIMA LAUNCHES NEW PRIMA LIFESTYLE HBBTV APPLICATION

THE FIRST YEAR OF THE MAM SPOT DUEL HAS A WINNER. WHO LIFTED THE TROPHY?

8. 1. 2024 From the 16 commercials, MAM readers and viewers chose the best one for the past year 2023. The campaign that collected a large number of votes from the eighth final to the decisive final duel was the one to take the title, and you definitely couldn’t miss it on TV. The absolute winner was the… Continue reading THE FIRST YEAR OF THE MAM SPOT DUEL HAS A WINNER. WHO LIFTED THE TROPHY?

MEDIAR CHOICE: TOP 10 CZECH ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS OF 2023

1. 1. 2024 Server Mediar.cz presents an annual selection of the best ads from the Czech environment. For the ninth year in a row, experienced Czech creatives evaluated domestic campaigns week after week in the Advertising Cathedral. Here are the top ten ads they liked the most in the past year. Would you vote the same way as… Continue reading MEDIAR CHOICE: TOP 10 CZECH ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS OF 2023